Mao Tuan always wants to attack me

Sparks shot out in front of his eyes, and the strong electric current made Xiao Yuntian's body tremble violently with sadness!As an ordinary person, he would have been numb all over after encountering this level of electricity, but the swordsman was different from ordinary people.With a low cry, he managed to withstand Mao Tuan's lightning strike. At the same time, he held the handle of the knife with his backhand and slammed hard into Mao Tuan's soft belly.

"Snoring...uh cough..."

This blow caused Xiao Yuntian to roll his eyes in pain, and almost vomited.

"If you want to die, I will fulfill you after you get out!"

The man in black was so powerful that he was not someone he could resist.Xiao Yuntian tightly shut his mouth, unable to utter a single sound.Under the heavy blow just now, his internal organs were hit to the point of exploding.

"Xiao Yuntian!"

During the confusion, Xiao Yuntian suddenly heard a familiar voice calling his name.He looked around, but to no avail.

"Bai... Emperor, Your Majesty? Where are you?"

"You have now become the contracted beast soul of the Seal of the Beast, and I can use my spiritual sense to talk to you. You calm down first, and I will perceive your position."

"Ah... good good. In fact, the emperor's bodyguards have already caught up, but they dare not intercept the man in black. Please tell them not to keep their hands. My body is very defensive, and it is an ordinary sharp weapon. Can't hurt."

Bai Shuyu was silent for a moment.Then--

"Okay, then I told them to shoot arrows."

Let it go... shoot the arrow? !

Before Xiao Yuntian had time to react, the pursuers in the rear had already received their orders. In an instant, several sharp whizzing sounds pierced the night, and a dense rain of arrows pierced through the air.

"Huhu...hululu!"

Xiao Yun really regretted his quick talk.Looking at the dense rain of arrows that covered the sky, he, who had never seen such a battle, suddenly stiffened, and his hands and feet were cold with fright.

The man in black holding the hairball slashed the first few quick arrows with a single knife, but it was difficult for him to block the countless shots that came one after another.

"puff……"

Two sharp arrows, one in front and one in the back, hit the swordsman's vest, piercing through his entire back.Blood spurted out from the wound immediately, splashing the hairballs on his hands scarlet.

The swordsman who was running fast staggered and slipped heavily to the ground.Xiao Yuntian's round body also fell to the ground, rolled several times on the slippery blood on the ground, and slid far away.

"Hit! Grab him quickly..."

"Xiantuan, where is Xiantuan? Find Xiantuan!"

More people came towards them.Mao Tuan was lying on his back on the ground with his feet in the air, his head was dizzy from the fall, and his vision was blurred.Someone approached him, with several hands groping and looking around on the little furry body.

"Xiao...how is the condition of the fairy group?"

It's a familiar voice.Xiao Yuntian struggled to open his eyes wide, and in the upside-down vision, a white figure walked towards him quickly surrounded by a group of people.

"Reporting to the emperor, the fairy group was not injured, and the blood on its body belonged to the intruder!"

A pair of cold hands slowly lifted the hairball's body.It was Bai Shuyu, even with his eyes closed Xiao Yuntian could still distinguish the faint fragrance on his body.The emperor's voice sounded in Xiao Yuntian's mind: "It's good that you are fine, I will take you back to the Beast Palace now, you stay there for now."

Xiao Yuntian couldn't help asking: "Today, this man in black tried to take me away by force after he failed to cut me with a knife. Who is he?"

"He is one of my personal guards." Bai Shuyu said briefly, "But it seems that things are not that simple."

A person hurried over.Xiao Yuntian recognized him, he was the chief guard who walked up to Mo Chengwei at the selection meeting that day, his name was Nightingale.Hearing the emperor's summons, Nightingale rushed forward and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, please give me instructions."

Bai Shuyu handed the hair ball to his hand, and said: "You send the fairy ball back to the Beast Palace immediately, and assign three shadow guards to protect it. Go quickly."

"Yes, this subordinate understands!"

One of the keys to being with the king is not to think too much, not to ask too many questions.Nightingale nimbly picked up the hair ball and walked back, farther and farther away from the crowd behind him who were busy checking the dead swordsman.

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The long-lost beast palace, the long-lost old friend.

"Xiantuan...the Xiantuan is back! Yanqiu, don't worry, look outside—"

"...Ah, it's true!"

As soon as Nightingale stepped into the courtyard of the Royal Beast Palace, Xiao Yuntian saw two figures running out of the palace one after the other, namely Dashang Palace and Yanqiu.He keenly noticed that Yanqiu's wrists and forehead were covered with white bandages.

According to Bai Shuyu's previous narration, after Xiao Yuntian was poisoned and invaded by the Imperial Beast Seal, Mao Tuan's body instantly released a large amount of electric light when he was in pain, knocking out a whole room of people in one fell swoop.Thinking about it, Yanqiu who was closest to him must have suffered a lot of injuries immediately.

But when he ran to Mao Tuan, Yan Qiu stretched out his hands without hesitation, and took Mao Tuan from Nightingale's hand.

Xiao Yuntian suddenly felt hot in his heart.Since he came to the beast world, Yanqiu was the one who took care of him for the longest time.Xiao Yuntian was not related to her, but Yanqiu took care of her meticulously. From basic necessities of life to serious illnesses and minor injuries, everything was taken care of by the beast royal.

If there is a chance to change back to human form, Xiao Yuntian also wants to say "thank you" to her personally...

Yanqiu picked up the hair ball, walked happily into the house: "The fairy ball is finally back, I have prepared your favorite pastry for you, this time it is an extra portion from the imperial dining room, and the taste is even better Lou..."

Dashang Gong, who stayed where she was, noticed the identity of the visitor, and she looked at Nightingale questioningly.The Chief Guard said briefly: "From now on, the Shadow Guard will be responsible for the safety of the Frost Snow Immortal Group."

Dashang Gong asked in surprise: "Shadow Guards?" The Shadow Guards are different from the ordinary guards in the palace. They are elite guards who will not appear on the public face, and are responsible for secretly protecting the emperor and other important figures.At present, only the emperor and the empress dowager have the authority to use the shadow guards in the palace. It is conceivable how shocking Nightingale's words were.

"This matter must not be announced, only my emperor, you, I know. Farewell."

The figure of Chief Wei quickly disappeared into the night.The Dashang Palace, who is well versed in the rules of the palace, naturally buried this matter deeply in his heart according to what the chief of the guard said.She has no right to delve into the reason why the emperor did anything, she just needs to obey silently.

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"Xiantuan, this is an extra plate of milk cakes from the Imperial Dining Room today. I'll cut it up for you to eat."

"Snoring..."

In the room, Yanqiu put the hair balls on the small table, took out the special food box for hair balls from under the table, opened it, and placed the food inside on the table plate by plate, which was full of food. table case.Under the light, Xiao Yuntian could see more clearly the bandaged wounds on her forehead and wrists, and there were faint black marks under the white bandages.

The hairball stretched out its front paws, rolled up the pads and pulled her sleeves, pointing to the bandages on her body.

"Snoring?" Is your injury okay?

Yan Qiu froze for a moment, then pursed his lips and smiled, "I'm fine. At that time, Mao Tuan suddenly radiated a bright light, which shocked everyone, but we quickly got the wound medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor. Injury, nothing serious."

"Snoring..." Sorry...

"It's nothing. You can eat something quickly. It is said that you have been staying in the secret place of the palace for the past two days. I don't know if you are doing well there. Sigh..."

Although the time from coma to return was very short, Xiao Yuntian only felt that he was physically and mentally exhausted. The moment he saw familiar people and things, he felt a burst of warmth in his heart.

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"Your Majesty, the matter has been found out."

"how?"

In the emperor's study room, Nightingale, the head guard of the shadow guard class, half-kneeled on the ground, and reported to Bai Shuyu, who was half leaning behind the desk: "The person who broke into the secret place and snatched the fairy group is indeed a member of the shadow guard class." The staff member is named Lin Shiliu. After we inspected his body, we found that a large amount of demonic energy had accumulated on his forehead and his skin was turning blue. He must have been controlled by the demonic energy and lost his mind. But We still don’t know who is controlling it.”

Bai Shuyu let out a "huh", "Lin Shiliu...has anything unusual happened to him in recent days?"

Nightingale leaned back: "Reporting to the emperor, according to the report from the shadow guards of the same class, Lin Shiliu has been normal recently, except for one thing... When there was a riot in the backyard of the Palace of Beasts, he once entered the backyard with us. The situation was chaotic at that time. It hasn't been on our radar for a while."

"It was also during that time that the beast seal was stolen."

"Exactly."

The emperor, who was leaning lazily behind the desk, closed his eyes half-closed, resting his face on one hand, meditating silently on his seat.After a while, he said: "The shadow guards are all elites selected by me. If others want to control a shadow guard, they must have strong control ability, make sufficient preparations, and be within close range. These conditions are indispensable."

Nightingale reported: "Your Majesty, after this incident, I have detained all the members of the Shadow Guard Squad in the secret office and checked them out. This subordinate can be sure that the unknown person controlling Lin Shiliu is not the Shadow Guard." People in the class."

The emperor's eyes fell on Nightingale.Nightingale was expressionless, but her eyes were firm.Bai Shuyu understood the personality of the chief of the guard who had been with him for many years. If he was not completely sure, Nightingale would not dare to draw conclusions easily.

"So, there is a top expert hiding in my palace. At the moment when Shadow Guard Lin Shiliu acted alone, he seized the opportunity to control him, manipulating his mind to do things for himself."

Nightingale nodded: "This subordinate guesses that the unknown master just made an attack on Lin Shiliu during the chaos in the backyard of the Imperial Beast Palace and controlled his mind. Therefore, considering the timing and distance, the murderer The scope of the investigation can be limited to the interior of the Palace of Familiar Animals that afternoon."

Bai Shuyu was slightly startled when he heard the words, and slowly raised his eyes, "That is to say...the real intruder, is it possible that he is still in the Beast Palace?"

Nightingale's expression turned serious: "Your Majesty, I have already sent a group of shadow guards to lurk inside and outside the Palace of Beasts. Just wait for that person to show up, and they won't be able to escape the net of the shadow guards!"

Bai Shuyu slowly got up from his seat, and walked casually in front of Nightingale.

"Ha..." A sneer.

Nightingale raised her face: "Your Majesty?"

"What a slap in the face..." Bai Shuyu supported the table with one hand, and said coldly, "This person created two consecutive chaos in the palace, all for the purpose of confusing the public and diverting everyone's attention...according to his habit The way he came here, I'm afraid that the chaos is an illusion, and the snatching in the chaos is also an illusion-only the calm after the chaos is the most suitable time for him to take action!"

Seeing Chief Wei in a daze, Bai Shuyu went on to say: "The real intruder deliberately set up two interlocking predicaments in the palace. For the first time, he took advantage of the chaotic gap created by Xiangxiang Rabbit." He stole the beast seal, and took the opportunity to control the mind of Lin Shiliu, who was alone. The second time, he manipulated Lin Shiliu to let the shadow guard sneak into the secret place for him, and robbed the waiting for the beast seal. The Shuangxue Fairy Group with the contract completed.

The second operation failed, and the fairy group returned to the Palace of Royal Beasts unharmed.However, he has alternatives. "

Nightingale was taken aback, then jumped up from the ground in an instant, her hand was tightly pressed on the saber at her waist, her expression panicked: "Your Majesty..."

Bai Shuyu's sharp eyes glanced at the face of the chief guard, looked out the window, and continued to speak slowly: "At this time, more than half of the shadow guards in the palace are being interrogated and temporarily detained in the secret place; Responsible for protecting the Shuangxue Fairy Group inside and outside the Palace of Beasts—”

His eyes sparkled, and he slowly looked at Nightingale.

"So now, the only protector left by my side is you..."

Nightingale turned around abruptly and looked outside the house.Beads of cold sweat slid down his forehead.

At this time, the moon was in the middle of the sky, the wind and dew were cold, and the palace was quiet.In the past, the emperor loved the tranquility, but today, there seemed to be infinite waves surging under the calm appearance, and there was a faint murderous aura around him, which made the hair stand on end.

hear……

Rustle, rustle.Uninvited guests came to the palace.

Now, all obstacles are removed, it is the best time for "he" to approach the emperor.